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1 more. Synopsis. At Culver University in Virginia, Gen. Thunderbolt (William Hurt) Ross meets with Dr. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton), the colleague and lover of his daughter Betty (Liv Tyler), regarding an experiment that is meant, Ross claims, to make humans immune to gamma radiation.
Jul 6, 2019 · July 6, 2019. 3,583 4 minutes read. Film and Plot Synopsis. Scientist Bruce Banner desperately seeks a cure for the gamma radiation that contaminated his cells and turned him into The Hulk.
- Louis Leterrier
Jun 13, 2008 · The Incredible Hulk: Directed by Louis Leterrier. With Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt. Bruce Banner, a scientist on the run from the U.S. Government, must find a cure for the monster he turns into whenever he loses his temper.
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- Louis Leterrier
- 2008-06-13
The Incredible Hulk is a 2008 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Universal Pictures, [a] it is the second film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It was directed by Louis Leterrier from a screenplay by Zak Penn, and stars Edward Norton as Bruce Banner alongside Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, William Hurt, Tim Blake ...
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is a 2008 superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character the Hulk released on June 13, 2008. It is directed by Louis Leterrier and stars Edward Norton as Dr. Bruce Banner, along with Liv Tyler as Betty Ross, William Hurt as General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, and Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky. The film follows Banner as he flees the pursuit of General Ross while attempting to find a cure to rid himself of the Hulk. When Blonsky personally volunteers to be injected with Banner's gamma formula to aid Ross in his capture, he becomes an even greater monster, and Banner must accept his inner beast to defeat Blonsky.
After the 2003 film Hulk, Marvel Studios reacquired the rights to the character, and writer Zak Penn began work on a loose sequel that would be much closer to the comics and the television series. Norton rewrote the script after he signed on to star, severing all ties to its predecessor by retelling the origin story in flashbacks and revelations, thereby establishing the film as a reboot. Leterrier's direction aimed to make the monsters look more realistic and frightening. He redesigned Blonsky's monstrous gamma-irradiated form—called the Abomination in the comics—from a reptilian humanoid into a mutated man with bony protrusions. Filming mostly took place in Toronto, Canada in 2007, where the production attempted to be environmentally friendly.
•Edward Norton as Bruce Banner
•Lou Ferrigno as Hulk (voice) / Security Guard
•Liv Tyler as Dr. Elizabeth "Betty" Ross
•William Hurt as General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
•Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky (Abomination)
•Ty Burrell as Leonard Samson, a psychotherapist working at the university
The film's back-story is detailed during flashbacks, which are mostly in the opening credits, and further
exposition. General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross hired scientist and radiation expert Dr. Bruce Banner to revive a World War II-era military bio-force enhancement research project. Banner exposed himself to gamma radiation, which results in him becoming a giant, green-skinned monster called the Hulk, and hospitalizing Ross' daughter, Betty, a cellular biologist who was Banner's colleague and lover. Now a fugitive from the United States Army, Banner went on the run for five years.
When the film begins, Banner works at a bottling factory in Brazil while searching for a cure for his condition with the help of an Internet friend, "Mr. Blue". He is also taught martial arts and meditative breathing techniques by an expert (Rickson Gracie) to help control his emotions and has not transformed for 158 days. After Banner suffers a cut, his blood drips into a soda bottle eventually drunk by an ill-fated consumer (Stan Lee) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This accident points Ross to Banner's location and he sends a team, led by the Russian-born U.S. Marine Corps Captain Strongman and British special operations expert Emil Blonsky, to capture him. Banner escapes Blonsky by transforming into the Hulk and takes out the thugs and battling his team in the bottling factory. After Ross explains to Blonsky how Banner first became the Hulk, an astonished and vengeful Blonsky declares he wants Banner's power. Ross arranges for Blonsky to be injected with a Gamma-ray serum, which has been kept in cold storage, giving him enhanced speed, agility, reflexes and healing ability.
Banner returns to Culver University in the United States, where the Hulk was born. He reunites with Betty, who is dating psychiatrist Leonard Samson. On the day he decides to leave, Ross and Blonsky's forces attack Banner at Culver University, forcing him to transform. Blonsky proves to be athletic and agile enough to compete with the Hulk thanks to the serum, and Ross attempts to contain the Hulk with two sonic cannons. This ploy fails, when the Hulk shields himself with two sheets of metal. Additionally, every bone in Blonsky's body is broken when the Hulk kicks him, smashing him into a tree. The Hulk flees with Betty, who became unconscious after a helicopter he struck crashed nearby. After he calms down and becomes human again, Banner and Betty travel to New York City to meet "Mr. Blue". The two maintain a low profile as the Hulk's existence becomes public knowledge and a matter of national security following the university battle.
Banner and Betty meet "Mr. Blue", who is cellular biologist Dr. Samuel Sterns, at a university. Accompanying him to his lab, Banner and Betty learn that Sterns has developed a possible antidote that may cure Banner's condition, or merely reverse each individual transformation. Despite the risk, Banner agrees to test Sterns' antidote, which requires triggering a transformation and reversing it. Successful, and utterly fascinated by Banner's transformation, Sterns reveals that he has synthesized Banner's blood sample into a large supply with the intention of using it to enhance the human condition to the next evolutionary level. Appalled by what Sterns had done and fearful of the Hulk's power falling into the wrong hands, Banner attempts to convince Sterns to destroy the blood supply, but he is attacked by Ross' forces and taken into custody.
A recovered Blonsky forces Sterns to inject him with the Hulk's blood. Sterns warns that the combination of the gamma super-soldier formula (which Blonsky has overdosed on, mutating his skeleton) and the infusion of Banner's blood and an additional dose of gamma radiation would be an unpredictable combination that could turn him into an "Abomination". Unconcerned, Blonsky makes Sterns administer the gamma charge, and he mutates into a powerful monster. He knocks Sterns aside and escapes, rampaging through Harlem to draw the Hulk out. At the lab, an irradiated sample of Banner's blood-derivative drips into an open wound on Sterns' temple, causing his cranium to mutate and expand.
Jun 13, 2008 · Zak Penn. Rating. PG-13. Run Time. 112 min. Release Date. June 13, 2008. Hulk: Legacy. Watch, Earn, Redeem! The official Marvel movie page for The Incredible Hulk. Learn all about the cast, characters, plot, release date, & more!
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Jun 12, 2008 · Overview. Scientist Bruce Banner scours the planet for an antidote to the unbridled force of rage within him: the Hulk. But when the military masterminds who dream of exploiting his powers force him back to civilization, he finds himself coming face to face with a new, deadly foe. Louis Leterrier. Director.
